Expansion
The Grant R. Brimhall Library recently finished a children's wing expansion project. The Library Expansion Project includes a 22,000-square-foot (2,000 m2) expansion of the Grant R. Brimhall Library. The project adds onto the south side of the building and is devoted to children's services and collections. Additional staff work area is also included in this project. The new Children's Library entrance is facing Janss Road, with additional parking, a drive-up book drop, a courtyard and children's patio. It also offers a separate program room, additional shelving for the juvenile collection, and extra study and seating area for children. The existing facility was renovated and modified to include a new location for the Library Foundation Store, the Special Collections Department, as well as new quiet and group study rooms, additional seating and shelving.
It was designed by Killefer, Flammang Architects located in Santa Monica, and constructed by AKG Construction, Inc., based in Van Nuys. It took approximately 18 months to complete from its start date, November 17, 2004. Total cost added up to $10,500,000.
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